City officials glad regional company will build Sheetz center

Published: Friday, June 14, 2013 at 05:35 PM.

The announced partnership between Samet Corp. and Sheetz is a winning combination, say Burlington city officials awaiting construction of the Sheetz distribution center on Whites Kennel Road.

It was announced Thursday that Greensboro-based Samet will be overseeing construction of the $32.8 million facility, which will include a Sheetz Bros. Kitchen bakery, distribution and warehousing center for the Sheetz distribution fleet, and serve as the main terminal for CLI Transport, Sheetz’ fuel carrier.

Ray Ryan, Sheetz executive vice president of distribution services, said in a news release that the 44-acre site will be a key point of distribution in the South, since the company plans to open at least a dozen more locations in North Carolina. Currently, there are 56 Sheetz locations in the state, and 442 in the country.

Burlington’s center will be slightly smaller than the Sheetz distribution center in Claysburg, Pa. but will be built to allow for expansion if necessary, Ryan previously told the Times-News.

“We are confident that this project is in the best hands with Samet leading the way,” he said. “Their reputation as a ‘best in class’ firm made the choice to work with them very easy.”

Though Samet Corp’s Greensboro office isn’t in Alamance County, the company is still pretty close to Burlington and is developing the N.C. Industrial Center in Mebane. Burlington City Manager Harold Owen called it a “local” company.

The announced partnership between Samet Corp. and Sheetz is a winning combination, say Burlington city officials awaiting construction of the Sheetz distribution center on Whites Kennel Road.

It was announced Thursday that Greensboro-based Samet will be overseeing construction of the $32.8 million facility, which will include a Sheetz Bros. Kitchen bakery, distribution and warehousing center for the Sheetz distribution fleet, and serve as the main terminal for CLI Transport, Sheetz’ fuel carrier.

Ray Ryan, Sheetz executive vice president of distribution services, said in a news release that the 44-acre site will be a key point of distribution in the South, since the company plans to open at least a dozen more locations in North Carolina. Currently, there are 56 Sheetz locations in the state, and 442 in the country.

Burlington’s center will be slightly smaller than the Sheetz distribution center in Claysburg, Pa. but will be built to allow for expansion if necessary, Ryan previously told the Times-News.

“We are confident that this project is in the best hands with Samet leading the way,” he said. “Their reputation as a ‘best in class’ firm made the choice to work with them very easy.”

Though Samet Corp’s Greensboro office isn’t in Alamance County, the company is still pretty close to Burlington and is developing the N.C. Industrial Center in Mebane. Burlington City Manager Harold Owen called it a “local” company.

“This local economy will win now in a number of ways,” he said Friday.

First, Burlington and Alamance County will gain the distribution center and food manufacturing center that is eventually expected to provide 254 jobs, paying about $7.4 million in wages plus benefits.

And now that Sheetz has partnered with Samet, “Using local funds and buying materials (locally) … it’ll be an economic boost for our local building community,” Owen said.

Alamance County is providing $1,120,000 in incentives to Sheetz Inc., and the state has awarded grants contingent on local matches or targets such as new job creation. Burlington’s incentive package could exceed $1 million and includes providing water and sewer line extensions to the site.

“We’ve been working with them for 120 days to prepare for their construction,” Owen said. “This process has gone through (Technical Review Committee), we’ve got the water taps done, the sewer lines being engineered, and that’ll be in place by December.”

The groundbreaking will be at 10 a.m. on July 11.

The partnership between Greensboro’s Samet Corporation and Sheetz is a winning combination, according to Burlington city officials awaiting construction of the Sheetz distribution center and kitchen facility on Whites Kennel Road.

It was announced Thursday that the relatively local Samet will be overseeing construction of the $32.8 million facility, which will include a Sheetz Bros. Kitchen bakery, distribution and warehousing center for the Sheetz distribution fleet, and serve as the main terminal for CLI Transport, Sheetz’ fuel carrier.

Ray Ryan, Sheetz executive vice president of distribution services, said in a news release that the 44-acre site will be a key point of distribution in the South, since the company plans to open at least a dozen more locations in North Carolina in upcoming years. Currently, there are 56 Sheetz locations in the state, and 442 in the country.

“The new distribution center is a big component in our future growth,” Ryan said in the release.

Burlington’s center will be slightly smaller than the Sheetz distribution center in Claysburg, Pa. but will be built to allow for future expansion, Ryan previously told the Times-News.

“We are confident that this project is in the best hands with Samet leading the way,” he said in the release. “Their reputation as a ‘best in class’ firm made the choice to work with them very easy.”

Though Samet Corporation’s Greensboro office isn’t in Alamance County, the company is still pretty close to Burlington and is developing the N.C. Industrial Center in Mebane. Burlington City Manager Harold Owen called it a “local” company.

“This local economy will win now in a number of ways,” he said Friday. First, Burlington and Alamance County will gain the distribution center and food manufacturing center that is eventually expected to provide 254 jobs, paying about $7.4 million in wages plus benefits.

And now that Sheetz has partnered with Samet Corporation, “Using local funds and buying materials (locally) … it’ll be an economic boost for our local building community,” Owen said.

Alamance County is providing $1,120,000 in incentives to Sheetz Inc., and the state has awarded grants contingent on local matches or targets such as new job creation. Burlington’s incentive package could exceed $1 million and includes providing water and sewer line extensions to the site.

“We’ve been working with them for 120 days to prepare for their construction,” said Owen. “This process has gone through (Technical Review Committee), we’ve got the water taps done, the sewer lines being engineered, and that’ll be in place by December.”

The groundbreaking for the facility at 1737 Whites Kennel Road will be at 10 a.m. on July 11.